Wig stand

ABSTRACT

A wig stand having a top portion adapted to support a wig and mounted to a base portion by a telescoping shaft. The base contains a receptacle which surrounds the telescoping shaft and is covered by a cover having an aperture sized to receive said shaft. The top portion includes a plurality of smaller apertures through which pins may be pressed to fasten said wig to said stand as well as a plurality of larger apertures which have raised edges protruding upwardly from said top portion for engaging the underside of said wig and providing ventilation thereto.

United States Patent 1 Imai [ Dec. 18, 1973 WIG STAND [76] Inventor:Sukeyoshi lmai, 229 Naka Takase, Tomioka, Japan [22] Filed: Dec. 22,1971 [21] Appl. No.: 210,664

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Apr. 9, 1971 Japan 46/27394 [52]US. Cl. 223/66 [51] Int. Cl. D06c 15/00 [58] Field of Search 223/66, 67;248/175-177, 178 R, 178 A; 211/176, 177, 180; 269/321 WW [56] ReferencesCited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,746,487 2/1930 Martin 24/259 X 3.661.2705/1972 Lucci et a1... 21 1/177 X 1237,014 8/1917 Betty et a1. 248/161 X.

Primary Examiner-Geo V. Larkin I Attorney.1ohn W. Malley et a1.

ABSTRACT A wig stand having a top portion adapted to support a wig andmounted to a base portion by a telescoping shaft. The base contains areceptacle which surrounds the telescoping shaft and is covered by acover having an aperture sized to receive said shaft. The top portionincludes a plurality of smaller apertures through which pins may bepressed to fasten said wig to said stand as well as a plurality oflarger apertures which have raised edges protruding upwardly from saidtop portion for engaging the underside of said wig and providingventilation thereto.

1 Claim, 5 Drawing Figures W STAND BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION This invention relates to supportive structures for wigs.

Many types of supportive structures for wigs are known to the prior art;yet none of the known types include all of the following desirablefeatures: First, it is desirable that the wig stand be compact fortravel and yet have a certain height above its base so that wigs placedthereupon may be properly styled.

Secondly, it is desirable that a receptacle means be associated with thewig stand for carrying at least hair dress items with the stand and forprotecting these items from inquisitive children.

Thirdly, it is desirable to securely fasten the wig to the stand, andfourthly, it is desirable to provide proper ventilation to the wig whenin place upon the stand.

The applicants wig stand overcomes the preceding problems by providing awig stand having a base portion and a wig supporting top portion joinedtogether by a telescoping shaft and thus adaptable to either portabliityin the compact position or, in the extended po sition, to appropriatewig dressing.

The invention further includes a receptacle within the base portionwhich is closed by a cover having an aperture therethrough which issized and positioned to receive the shaft and to cover said receptaclein a Also, the invention comprises a plurality of aperture extendingthrough the wig supporting top portion, some of these apertures beingsized to snugly receive hair pins for fastening the wig to the standwhile other larger apertures provide ventilation thereto.

The large apertures may also have raised edges which protrude from thewig supporting portion towards the wig to engage the wig for aiding thepins insecuring same to the wig stand. J

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The preferred embodiment of theinvention will now be described by referring to the drawings in which:

FIG. I shows a front view of the present invention, partially brokenaway;

FIG. 2 shows an inclined surface view of a cover for the receptacle;

FIG. 3 shows an inclined surface view of the bedplate of the presentinvention; and

FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional front view similar to FIG. 1 andshowing a wig in place; and

FIG. 5 shows the wig stand in accordance with the invention in itscompact, portable state.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to thedrawings, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will bedescribed as follows:

other hair dressing instruments while the other portion may containtoilet tools. The top of receptacle 3 is circular and sized to receiveround fitting lid 5 in a force fit so that the lid may be removed fromthe receptacle only by an adult.

The receptacle also includes a central circular compartment forreceiving the bottom end of telescoping support 6 and a fastening means10 for securing. The support 6 has telescoping sections having anappropriate friction to remain extended as seen in FIG. 1 but to becollapsible to the position of FIG. 5 for compact portability. The otherend of support 6 is secured to a wig support 7 which is adapted toreceive a wig as seen in FIG. 4. The aforementioned support 7 has aninternal diameter such that its lower end periphery fits over inclinedsurface 2 of bedplate 1. Further, support 7 includes holes 8; certain ofthese holes 8 are sized to receive hair pins in a snug fit to preventwig A from sliding down from the support. Other larger holes 8 allowventilation to reach the wig A from below, and these holes have engagingedges 9 for aiding the hair pins in securing wig A to support 7.

It is noted that not only hair pins, and other hair dressinginstruments, but also toilet tools can be encased in receptacle 3 onbedplate I. Lid 5 is elastically fitted onto the round-formed end edgeof receptacle 3 in such a way that it may not be removed from the edgeexcept by an adult. In addition, wig A may be secured to support 7 byproviding pin holes 8 and hair pins B. Certain holes 8 may also beprovided with engaging edges 9 at proper spots on the circumference ofstand 7 for aiding in engaging the wig A.

.Also, support 6 of the present invention is designed such that it maybe collapsed onto bedplate l by shortening' it through compression tofacilitate the portability of the wig stand.

Finally, the present invention, if made of metal, has excellentdurability, and when produced with plastic resin, it is light in'we'ightand inexpensive. Therefore, if either metal or plastic resin is used asthe'fabrication material, a wig stand combining excellent functioningand exceedingly fine appearance can be provided in accordance with thepreferred embodiment.

What is claimed is:

l. A wig stand comprising:

a domed wig support member;

a base; and

a telescopic shaft interconnecting the wig support member and the base;

the base including means defining an annular upwardly opening receptacleabout said shaft and including a rim surrounding the receptacle near thelower extent of the base;

the shaft being sufficiently telescopically collapsible that when theshaft isfully telescopically collapsed, theradially outer, lower edge ofthe domed wig support member lies adjacent the rim of the base andencloses the receptacle;

means defining a plurality of openings through the domed wig supportmember, at least some of said openings having means defining repstandingrims about them; and means defining an annular lid frictionallyremovably secured on the base for removably closing the receptacle.

1. A wig stand comprising: a domed wig support member; a base; and atelescopic shaft interconnecting the wig support member and the base;the base including means defining an annular upwardly opening receptacleabout said shaft and including a rim surrounding the receptacle near thelower extent of the base; the shaft being sufficiently telescopicallycollapsible that when the shaft is fully telescopically collapsed, theradially outer, lower edge of the domed wig support member lies adjacentthe rim of the base and encloses the receptacle; means defining aplurality of openings through the domed wig support member, at leastsome of said openings having means defining repstanding rims about them;and means defining an annular lid frictionally removably secured on thebase for removably closing the receptacle.